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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: metz on July 28, 2014, 10:03:19 AM

Title: gearbox oil low?
Post by: metz on July 28, 2014, 10:03:19 AM
went to the air show in cleethorpes yesterday and whilst stuck in stop start traffic for an hour i found it increesingly difficult to get in gear. mainly first and second and reverse. once cooled down it was fine again. will it need the box oil topping up?
Title: Re: gearbox oil low?
Post by: Etches on July 28, 2014, 11:55:16 AM
I'd give the oil a change , but sounds like low level oil dude! Mines weeping at the selector and the case housing so I have the same issue sometimes
Title: Re: gearbox oil low?
Post by: metz on July 28, 2014, 02:09:03 PM
what do we use and where we buy it? how much does it hold out of interest tom
Title: Re: gearbox oil low?
Post by: physicsfool on July 28, 2014, 02:14:23 PM
Quote from: metz on July 28, 2014, 02:09:03 PM
what do we use and where we buy it? how much does it hold out of interest tom

3.1 Litres, I purchased oil from VW end of last year, the chap that rebuild my box recommended cheap mineral oil from any supermarket due to its viscosity (I had already bought 4 litres from VW by then so didnt go down that route).  Unless you have a quaiffe diff then i dont know
Title: Re: gearbox oil low?
Post by: metz on July 28, 2014, 04:06:15 PM
standard diff. cheers for that